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VOL. No. XXXI. No. 14
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Farmers To Discuss Dairy And
Cattle Program Here Saturday
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LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
From
the
State
and
Nation
STATE
ROCKINGHAM, Feb. 10 —
Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., Car
thage attorney, former referee
in bankruptcy, was exonerated
today when Judge E. Yates
Webb, presiding over a special
term of United States District
i Court, directed verdicts of not
guilty in all pending indict
ments. Judge Webb said that
he based the dismissals largely
on points of law, but added
this much: “I am sure that if I
were on the jury and the case
| were submitted to me as the
government has presented it
here I could not have found
the defendant guilty. If I had
* allowed the jury to deliberate
on this case and they had re
turned a verdict of guilty I
could not have allowed the
verdict to stand."
k “I AM OPPOSED to all such
legislation,” Congressman John
H. Folger, fifth district repre
sentative, has said of the pro
vision for retirement pensions
for congressmen, senators, the
President, Vice President and
members of the cabinet includ
ed in a civil service retirement
measure recently enacted. Dr.
D. C. Speas, of Winston-Sa
lem, also a congressional can
didate from the fifth district,
in a statement last week term
ed the congressional action
“little short of embezzlement.”
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 —
President Roosevelt defined the
major war strategy of the
United States today as an ef
fort to keep the enemy in
eheck and inflict the greatest
possible destruction upon his
men and resources while the
allies are building a superior
war machine. The chief exec
utive made this statement at a
press conference when asked to
comment on recent assertions
that the people generally en
tertained an unwarranted spirit
■of complacency regarding the
outcome of the war. Mr. Roose
velt agreed that to some extent
this had been true.
INTERNATIONAL
MOSCOW. Feb. 10—German
ski troops were appearing in
large numbers on the north
central front tonight and the
red army, slowly re-winning
more ground after clearing the
Invader from three whole pro
vinces, faced most stubborn re
sistance yet from retreating
nazi units. On every sector of
the front the Germans were
throwing in reserves at great
cost and were feverishly forti
fying: as deeply as possible the
approaches to inhabited locali
ties.
t.
BATAVIA, Feb. 10—.Japan’s
grasping tentacles tonight
reached closer to Java, queen
island of The Netherlands East
Indies and nerve-center of the
United Nations western de
fenses, with a new landing on
the southwest Celebes coast
coupled with a push toward
Borneo's southern shore. In
another sector of the Pacific
war front—Australia, whose po
sition is steadily becoming
more anxious—Prime Ministei
John Curtin froze dractically
the whole Australian economic
life as the Japanese Invaden
crept down the east coast ol
New Britain island and occu
pied the small port of Gas
_mata.
STATE EXPERTS
TO BE SPEAKERS
AT MEET HERE
Farmers of Four Counties
Are to Attend
SPONSORED BY KIWANIS
4-H Club Members and Farm
Boys Are Urged to Be
Present
TO START AT 10:00 A. M.
John A. Arey, extension dairy
man, and L. R. Harrill, boys’ and
girls’ state club agent, both of
N. C. State College, will be prin
cipal speakers at an important
meeting of farmers, farm boys
and 4-H club members of Surry,
Wilkes, Yadkin and Alleghany
counties, which will be held here
Saturday morning at the Reeves
theatre to discuss a dairy and
beef cattle program for this sec
tion.
All farmers, 4-H club members
and others interested, are urged
to attend this meeting, which will
get under way at 10 a.m. County
agents of the four counties men
tioned are expected to be present.
The meeting has been called by
the agricultural committee of the
Elkin Kiwanis club, which is
made up of Garland Johnson,
chairman; T. F. Cooley, W. A.
Neaves and W. H. Combs.
The new Reeves theatre is lo- i
cated on West Main street, op
posite Turner Drug Co., and af
fords ample seating space for ;
nearly 800 people.
NEGRO TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY
Are Charged With Assault
on C. S. Foster, Elkin
Deputy Sheriff
OCCURRED HERE JAtf. 25
Four negroes, two men and two
women, went on trial in Surry
superior court Wednesday after
noon for an assault on Deputy
Sheriff C. S. Foster, local officer,
on the night of January 25.
The negroes, Else Thompson,
Alvin and Alfred Thompson, and
Mattie Smoot, are charged with
assault with intent to kill, resist
ing an officer and hindering an
officer in the performance of his
duty. Alfred Thompson, who was
said to have been the driver of
the car in which the negroes were
riding, was also charged with
driving while intoxicated.
The trial had not ended when
The Tribune went to press late
Wednesday afternoon. According
to state evidence, the negroes as
saulted Mr. Foster when he at
tempted to arrest Alfred Thomp
son, and badly cut him about the
face and head.
In another case tried since
court convened Monday before
Judge William H. Bobbitt, D. S.
Hodge was fined $50.00 and the
costs on an assault charge.
The grand jury has returned a
true bill of murder against Mon
roe Meredith for the murder of
his wife, Nancy Meredith, it was
learned.
The February 16 term of civil
court has been cancelled.
Will Aid in Filing
Income Tax Returns
Both state and federal income
tax experts will be at the City
Hall here Monday, February 16,
to help local income tax payers to
file returns. On February 19 20
and 21, they will be at the Chat
ham Manufacturing Company to
aid employees there.
CT)U Pictured below are, left, John A.
*Ji Lj/iI\Lji\.u Arey, extension dairyman, of N. C.
State College, and L. R. Harrill, boys’ and girls’ state club
agent, also of State College, who will be principal speakers
at a meeting of farmers, farm boys and 4-H Club members
at a meeting at the Reeves Theatre here Saturday morn
ing at 10 o’clock to discuss a dairy and beef cattle program
for Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin and Alleghany counties.
Men of War Age To
Register February 16
Men Here Will Register At The City
Hall; Other Points Are Announced
All men who became 20 years
)f age by December 31, 1941, and
vho have not reached the age of
15 by February 16, 1942, will be
•equired to register Monday,
vith the exception of those men
vho have registered in the two
previous registrations.
In Elkin the registration place
vill be at the City Hall, in the
arge room upstairs. Plans to
•egister Chatham employees at
;he plant have been cancelled,
ind all employees who are of reg
stration age will register at the
2ity Hall.
Surry draft board No. 2, with
headquarters at Dobson, has an
nounced that plans are now com
plete for the registration and
have designated registration
points for the various townships
fci the area, as follows: Low Gap
school, Mountain Park school, Pi
lot Mountain school, Little Rich
mond school, Copeland school,
Shoals school. Hours of registra
tion will be from 7:00 a. m. until
9:00 p. m.
Every person within the speci
fied age limits is required to
register, except in cases where it
is impossible for them to do so.
Such persons may register at a
later date, it was said.
TO THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA
(AN EDITORIAL)
We are mindful, Governor Broughton, of the urgent burdens on your shoul
ders in these trying days; we know that important issues continuously claim your at
tention and take up your time. But it appears that one matter quite important to
this community and to this entire section has been crowded out.
We are referring, of course, to the matter of opening up the State-owned lime
rock properties in Yadkin county, to make available to the farmers of this section the
soil-conditioner which is so essential, and which now they are having to transport con
siderable distances at equally considerable costs.
Nearly four months ago this paper was pleased to announce on autnority oi
the highway commissioner of this district that "Governor J. M. Broughton has in
structed highway officials to investigate immediately the feasibility” of starting
such operations. It would seem that more than three months is stretching the term
“immediately” right considerable, particularly when the matter had been given
serious consideration before, by other highway officials and chemists whose analyses
of the rock deposits on the property convinced that the products available there are
suitable for road construction as well as for farm soil fertilization and improvement.
Once before, under another administration, the farmers of this section were
pepped up by what they considered dependable news that this lime deposit would be
developed and made available to them. It didn’t ev^tuate.
It is the considered opinion of outstanding business men here that this project
is practical, and that as a result of its development the agricultural assets of this
section would be increased; farm leaders subscribe to the crying need of limestone, at
a more reasonable cost, and others who have given the matter thought are convinced
that instead of the State allowing this property to remain unproductive it ought to
be put to work.
This paper thinks that those who have interested themselves in the matter
ought to be told something definite, one way or the other. If the decision is to be an
adverse one, we think they are due to be told why.
True there may be some obstacles in the way of opening up this project at this
time—yet what time could be more important to the farmers than the period imme
diately ahead, when they will be called on to produce, produce, produce? Limestone
will greatly help them to produce, and it does seem so unfair that they must pay
heavy transportation costs, when what they need is right here at their backdoor,
benefiting nobody under the sun.
Our people don’t want to seem impatient, Governor, but they’d tremendously
like to know what is the State’s decision about this important matter. A decision, yes
or no, bolstered by reasonable reasons, would remove much speculation that may or
may not be unjust.
Having been represented as authorizing an immediate investigation of this
matter, we feel that you will be as anxious as the rest of us to receive a report from
the highway officials. You alone can get it without delay.
ELKIN CLOCKS
TURNED UP TO
NEW WAR TIME
Business and School Hours
Are Changed
STORES OPEN AT 9 A. M.
School Now Starts at 9:10
A. M. With Lunch Hour
at 12:00
OTHER CHANGES MADE
Elkin turned its clocks up Sun
day night and went on Eastern
War Time by the clock but stay
ed with sun time in numerous in
stances, a survey here has dis
closed.
The Chatham Manufacturing
Company, which works 24 hours
per day, turned its clocks forward
one hour and then puts its shifts
back one hour so that employees
will report to work at the usual
time according to the sun, al
though their clock will register
one hour later.
Elkin stores, with the exception
of food and drug stores, met
Monday morning and voted to
change their hours so as to give
mill employees additional time to
shop in the afternoon after they
get off from work. These hours
are now from 9 to 6 on week days
and 9 to 7 on Saturdays. Hours
formerly were 8:30 to 5:30 on
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Elkin Gives $3,320
To Red Cross Fund
Elkin’s contribution to the
present Surry county Red Cross
War Relief Fund totaled $3,320.15,
according to an announcement
Tuesday by Mrs. Joe Bivins, local
Red Cross chairman. Miss Betty
Allen is treasurer of the Elkin
organization.
At the week-end the county as
a whole was only about $275
from the $7,500 goal, according to
information received from Mount
Airy, county headquarters for the
American Red Cross .
The drive will be continued
elsewhere in the county until the
goal is reached, according to
county Red Cross officials, how
ever, the drive here, which far
exceeded all expectations, is
closed.
Japs Claim City Is
Burning Fiercely As
Defenders Withdraw
Delivery Patrons
Asked to Fill Out
Postoffice Slips
Slips have been distributed
by the local postoffice to
prospective free delivery mail
patrons here on which should
be written the names of all
persons who will receive mail
at that address, including: ser
vants.
These slips should be filled
out in ink and returned to the
postoffice immediately, F. W.
Graham, postmaster, stated, so
that plans for city free delivery
may be worked out and a city
directory compiled.
The slips, Mr. Graham said,
were either attached to the
door or put in the mail box at
the various homes.
BANQUET HERE
IS BIG SUCCESS
Approximately 160 Present
at Annual Employer-Em
ployee Event
REYNOLDS IS SPEAKER
Approximately 160 people at
tended the annual employer-em
ployee banquet of the Elkin Mer
chants Association held at Hotel
Elkin Tuesday evening. The pro
gram, which was in charge of
George Royall, master of cere
monies, was highlighted by a
humorous talk by Henry Rey
nolds, of Greensboro, secretary to
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of the
federal court. Mr. Reynolds, a
former resident of North Wilkes
boro, used the friendly rivalry
which exists between North
Wilkesboro and Elkin as the base
for his remarks. Various prizes
were awarded during the evening
in a novelty quiz program.
E. W. McDaniel, president of
the association, presided. Mr.
McDaniel gave a summary of the
activities of the association dur
ing the year, citing many civic
projects which had been sponsor
ed by the group.
The banquet hall of the hotel
presented a gala scene with dec
orations in the St. Valentine
motif. A delectable dinner was
served.
Following the dinner a square
dance was enjoyed, with music by
a local string band.
New Books Received
By Elkin Library
Mrs. W. J. Price, librarian here,
has released the following list of
books recently received by the li
brary: “Blue Horizons,” Baldwin;
“Genesee Fever,” Carmer; “Wind
swept,” Chase; “Army Doctor,”
Seifert; “One Foot in Heaven,”
Spence; “A Soldier’s Sweetheart,”
Holliston; “Betty Zane,” Grey;
“Doctor’s Wife,” Greig; “Black
April,” Peterkin; “Door Between,”
Queen; “Red Pepper Burns,”
Richmond; “State vs. Elinor Nor
ton,” Rinehart; “Window at the
White Cat,” Rinehart; “Mein
Kampf,” Hitler; “World Almanac,
1942.”
Association Is to
Prepare Black List
According to E. W. McDaniel,
president of the Elkin Merchants
Association, a black list is being
compiled by the association list
ing delinquent debts. Copies of
the list will be mailed to all local
merchants and copies will be also
sent to banks and commercial
credit agencies, according to Mr.
McDaniel.
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!
TOKYO CLAIMS
TROOPS HAVE
ENTERED CITY
Civilians Are Being Evacuat
ed by Sea
LULL IN PHILIPPINES
MacArthur Reports Enemy
Preparing for a New
Onslaught
REPORT BURMA BREAK
Under skies darkened by
battle smoke from bombs,
shells and flame, the Brit
ish defenders of Singapore
were reported to be fight
ing a hopeless battle
against overpowering
forces of Japanese, it was
reported by radio late Wed
nesday afternoon.
Unconfirmed reports had
it that 30,000 British sol
diers were encircled, while
the Japs announced that
the city was burning fierce
ly. Civilians were being
evacuated. London was re
ported to be prepared to
hear of the fall of the im
portant naval base at any
hour.
A Jap break-through to
ward the Burma road was
also reported in late radio
bulletins.
From the Philippines
General MacArthur report
ed a lull in the fierce bat
tle of Bataan as the Japs
brought up more troops.
Imperial Tokyo headquarters
asserted Wednesday that Japa
nese troops entered “the city area
of Singapore” at 8 a.m., local time,
even as reports reaching London
declared Singapore’s defenders
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LOCAL MEN ARE
HURT IN CRASH
Othel Wagoner Suffers Dis
located Shoulder and Frac
tured Skull
DRIVER LOSES CONTROL
Othel Wagoner, 36, of this city,
is in a serious condition at Mar
tin Memorial hospital in Mount
Airy, suffering from a skull frac
ture and a dislocated shoulder re
ceived in an automobile accident
on the Blue Ridge Parkway Fri
day. According to hospital at
taches, Mr. Wagoner, who was
unconscious until Tuesday, is im
proving, although he is still not
out of danger.
Thomas Sprinkle, also of this
city, who was with Wagoner at
the time of the accident, received
minor injuries but returned to his
home the following day. The ac
cident occurred between Cumber
land Knob Park and Galax, Va.,
when the car, said to have been
operated by Sprinkle, went out of
control and overturned down an
embankment. A passing motorist
found both men unconscious,
Wagoner in a ditch and Sprinkle
in the wrecked car, and took
them to the Mount Airy hospital.
Both men are connected with
Chatham Manufacturing com
pany. Wagoner is head loom fixer
on the third shift.
A parkway ranger expressed the
opinion that locked wheels caus
ed the accident.